This is the earth, but it is not the earth.

Or more accurately, this is a parallel space-time Earth with no Ultraman, no monsters, and only humans looking up at space.

However, all of this came to an end one day sixteen years ago.

Monsters that appeared out of thin air destroyed the city, and endless darkness poured out from the depths of the Pacific Ocean.

The surviving humans wailed in despair, only to be met with more monsters pouring out of the darkness.

It is the embodiment of the darkness of the human heart, and it is also the death knell of the end of civilization.

Under the constant infestation of monsters, the top brass of humanity finally decided to abandon the earth that had been shrouded in darkness and went to the deep space of the universe on a spaceship called "Ark".

Unfortunately, not all humans were able to ride the ship of salvation called the Ark.

Those who were left behind on Earth could only curse sadly and abandon their human high-level to face the endless darkness and monsters.

The only thing to be thankful for is that those high-level human beings who fled to the deep space of the universe did not do anything desperately.

Before escaping into deep space, the human hierarchy left behind enough technology and established settlements around the world that could shelter humanity.

Of course, this so-called "shelter" refers to the bottom-line "shelter" that ensures that the human beings in the settlement can have the most basic living materials without the malicious attack of monsters.

To be honest, when he first learned about these situations, Lu Xuan was speechless.

Because he knows that if he really wants to think about it, he will have to bear at least half of the pot for everything that happens on this parallel earth.

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DP425 is one of many settlements established by the human hierarchy before escaping into deep space.

However, after sixteen years of monster attacks and attacks, DP425 has become one of the few remaining settlements in the world.

The population living here is less than 100,000 all year round, not even the size of a small town.

Beneath the massive walls, the remaining human beings have given up hope and are slowly waiting for their imminent death.

So, when Lu Xuan walked into the dim alley, no one cared about him.

Da, da, da......

The streets are cold, and the garbage cans are foul-smelling.

Lu Xuan wandered through the dark streets like a ghost, until he caught a glimpse of an empty wine bottle in his peripheral vision.

As soon as he looked up, he saw a disheveled girl sitting in the depths of the street corner, staring at Lu Xuan with a calm and almost indifferent look.

"Would you like a drink?"

Suddenly, the girl smiled and held up the only bottle she had left.

The girl didn't care about Lu Xuan's cold gaze at all, she looked haggard, but she still squeezed out a smile and looked at Lu Xuan.

"I don't drink."

Despite saying that, Lu Xuan still walked in front of the girl step by step, and then looked down at the other party at an angle that was almost overlooked.

"Alcohol can mess with my mind and interfere with my thoughts, so I don't like to drink."

Hearing this, the girl no longer insisted, but raised her head and drank the wine in the bottle.

"Tut-tut, it's really rare to see people who don't drink in this day and age......"

The girl continued to smile, but the almost indifferent emptiness in her eyes did not fade.

"You're from out of town, aren't you?"

"Don't come to the walls at night, it's not safe here."

The sudden reminder caught Lu Xuan off guard.

Especially when he was stared at by the girl's empty eyes that seemed to see through everything, he didn't know what to say for a while.

This strange kindness, and it is a strange kindness from this dark age......

Lu Xuan felt it for the first time since he came to this world.

"Why are you here if you know it's not safe here?"

After a short silence, Lu Xuan asked in as calm a tone as possible.

"Do you want to talk to me?"

"Then come and drink with me for a while!"

"I've drunk it all by myself!"

The girl pointed to a pile of beer bottles beside her, as if she was proud.

Lu Xuan didn't answer, he just squatted down silently, and then picked up a bottle from the pile of wine bottles.

Lu Xuan didn't understand why this girl was so enthusiastic, and he didn't know why she was so familiar.

But Lu Xuan could see the desperation in her heart, the despair that everything didn't matter anymore.

The girl seems to have decided that her life will end this night.

Therefore, whether it was Lu Xuan who finally witnessed the end of her life, or other villains with bad intentions, she no longer cared.

"It's not safe for a girl to drink like this."

Lu Xuan looked at her, she kept drinking, and smiled at Lu Xuan from time to time.

"Safe?"

The girl put down the bottle, thought about it with an exaggerated expression, then raised the bottle and took a big sip, then said with a smile.

"Isn't that what I just admonished you? Why did you come back? ”

The girl did not answer Lu Xuan's question directly.

It wasn't until she noticed that Lu Xuan was still staring at herself, and there was a rare trace of tenderness in her cold eyes.

"Thrown out, hehe......"

No one can empathize with the pain of others, but Lu Xuan seems to feel the heartache of a girl at this moment.

If it weren't really desperate, who would be able to tell the tragic experience that happened to them in such an understatement tone?

"You were born after the 'Year of Calamity', right?"

"I really envy you! Your parents must love you! ”

The girl stopped drinking, but looked up at Lu Xuan, and there was finally a ripple in her empty eyes.

It was envy, jealousy, and despair......

"Sister, me! But those who were born before the 'year of calamity' ......"

Reaching out to wrap his arms around Lu Xuan's shoulder, he saw that the girl who had no sense of boundaries pulled down her collar, laughed and pointed to her neck and muttered.

"I didn't make it myself!"

Looking in the direction of the girl's finger, Lu Xuan was stunned.

Because on the white neck, there are several obvious strangulation marks and cigarette burn scars.

"In times of peace, having children is just a choice, and maybe even a momentary passion."

"But in today's era, only two people who really love each other will choose to give birth to a child, and then use their lives to continue their bloodline."

The girl smiled, then picked up the bottle and drank it down.

"My parents used to love me too, just like yours."

"However, this kind of love can't resist the endless darkness and despair ......"

——Commuter/Recommended Ticket——

(End of chapter)